US20010048034A1 - Driving circuit for toy cars - Google Patents

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US20010048034A1
US20010048034A1 US09/274,017 US27401799A US2001048034A1 US 20010048034 A1 US20010048034 A1 US 20010048034A1 US 27401799 A US27401799 A US 27401799A US 2001048034 A1 US2001048034 A1 US 2001048034A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H33/00—Other toys
    • A63H33/42—Toy models or toy scenery not otherwise covered
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H18/00—Highways or trackways for toys; Propulsion by special interaction between vehicle and track
    • A63H18/02—Construction or arrangement of the trackway

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  • the present invention relates to a playing field for cars guided by hand.
  • toy cars are offered for children which have an essentially similar size, e.g., a Matchbox or SIKU brand toy cars.
  • the children drive around with these cars in an environment which is imaginary or marked by other toy parts while the cars are guided by hand along more or less given paths and are stopped or parked as desired.
  • An object of the invention is to make a playing field available for this purpose which is as versatile as possible in its use and which can, in particular, also be composed of and expanded with individual parts suitable in their size for children.
  • a child's playing field which is characterized by a plurality of plates which can be joined together and on which recessed, groove-like drive tracks are delimited by areal sections or regions not intended for driving and in which laterally arranged means for joining the individual plates together to a larger travel course are provided in the form of a toy system.
  • the plates can have any outer contour which permits a joining together of a plurality of whether to form a larger surface area structure.
  • a hexagonal honeycomb structure is possible.
  • the plates have a generally rectangular shape.
  • the present invention is based on the consideration of offering a playing field for children which they can join together in a self-acting and independent fashion and whose individual plates can replace each other so that new playing fields with other street layouts can be created over and over again.
  • the playing field can be in the general overall shape of a board or panel made up of sections that fit together.
  • the drive tracks formed to be recessed in the plates serve to guide the toy cars and the area sections acting as boundaries to the drive tracks as their edges can be viewed as curbstone edges in as far as they imitate a reality able to be experienced by children.
  • the area sections are raised with respect to the driving path or roadways.
  • the plates can preferably consist of wood, that is, solid wood, plywood or chip wood, in which case the drive tracts are produced by material removal, e.g. by milling. Plates consisting of plywood or laminated wood are especially attractive optically as their structure appears in an optically advantageous manner at the curbstone edges, which are preferably obliquely milled.
  • the plates can also consist of plastic, in which case the travel tracks can be produced by casting or stamping technology.
  • the plates preferably have such a strength and resistance that a playing field composed of a plurality of plates can be directly stepped on and walked on by children without significant damage to the toy or harm to the child.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of a rectangular plate for a playing field
  • FIG. 2 shows an exemplary embodiment suitable for children.
  • Plate 1 is provided with two drive tracks 2 , 2 ′ running parallel to the outer edges of plate 1 , which tracks are recessed relative to areal sections 3 , 3 ′, 3 ′′, etc. not intended for being driven on. These regions, 3 , 3 ′, 3 ′′, etc. are raised above the plane of the driving paths 2 , 2 ′. Sections 3 , 3 ′, 3 ′′, etc. can function as a lateral guide for the cars to keep the cars in the drive tracks.
  • Recessed drive tracks 2 can either be formed from a thick plate by removal of material or, if the plate consists of plastic, be produced by casting or stamping technology.
  • Plate 1 is provided on its edges with connection means 4 consisting in the exemplary embodiment shown of a plurality of projections 4 a and recesses 4 b which are dovetailed in their cross section. It is readily apparent that in this manner any desired number of plates can be joined together with each other in mating engagement and the playing field can assume any desired size. Insertion plug holes 6 for accessory parts are provided in the raised sections 3 .
  • two plates can be superimposed one over the other, in which instance their vertical spaced apart interval is fixed by insertable supports 7 , 7 ′ which hold plates 1 and 1 a together and assure, optionally with other connection means, that a stable playing filed with two or more stories or levels is created.
  • the transition from one driving level to the other can be established by foldable or binged ramp 8 .
  • Connection means 5 attached to the edges of plates 1 , 1 a are designed here like projections 5 a and recesses 5 b known from puzzle games and enable interlocking connection.
  • connection means suitable for children can be also provided for joining plates 1 together, e.g. ones like those known from wooden rails.
  • connection means suitable for children can be also provided for joining plates 1 together, e.g. ones like those known from wooden rails.
  • connection means for the case in which no flat bearing area is available for the playing field means for the reciprocal fixing in height of plates 1 , e.g., in the form of fixing pins and bores arranged in the joining edges of plates 1 can be provided in accordance with the type of connection means.
  • Such insertion connections can also be the connection means themselves at the same time.
  • connection means 4 , 5 located on the sides and of supports 7 in order that drive tracks 2 , 2 ′, etc. fit each other at the transition point from one plate to the other.
  • the edge lengths of plates 1 can serve thereby as the base grid.
  • connection means 4 , 5 and supports 7 , 7 ′ is selected in such a manner that the plates can also be arranged to be offset by half an edge length to each other.
  • German priority application 298 05 208.3 is relied on and incorporated herein by reference.

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DE29805208U DE29805208U1 (de) 1998-03-23 1998-03-23 Fahrparcour für Spielzeugautos

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EP1334756A1 (de) * 2002-02-06 2003-08-13 Fanhill Limited Fahrbahn für Spielfahrzeuge
GB2401067A (en) * 2002-09-12 2004-11-03 Toggle Toys Ltd Track and track connectors for a toy vehicle
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GB2401067B (en) * 2002-09-12 2006-08-09 Toggle Toys Ltd Assembly for guiding toy vehicle
KR200461752Y1 (ko) * 2009-11-17 2012-08-10 (주) 한호기술 휴대용 로봇 경기 장치
CN106492482A (zh) * 2017-01-12 2017-03-15 帝善圆农业科技（苏州）有限公司 一种玩具循环生产种植大棚
WO2018130030A1 (zh) * 2017-01-12 2018-07-19 帝善圆农业科技（苏州）有限公司 一种玩具循环生产种植大棚
US20200206603A1 (en) * 2019-01-01 2020-07-02 Gregory Buck Toy system of hexagonal tiles, which may be interlocking or may be joined by magnets or other means, with path patterns on the tiles that can be made into continuous paths on joined tiles; the paths mav have grooves or rails, so a propelled vehicle may follow the paths

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